Thu., 02.07.2026, 18:30 On the eve of the exhibition opening, the talk brings together the participating architects and experts from Germany to reflect on the profound social, cultural and spatial transformations shaping contemporary China and forming the context for a new generation of architectural positions.
Building More Future
A Lab Talk and Book Launch exploring how policy, planning and design are reshaping urban futures in Germany and the Netherlands. Partner: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
From Ecocide to Repair?
Scholars from the Urban Theory Lab at the University of Chicago and the Habitat Unit at TU Berlin – in dialogue with leading voices in critical urban geography and political ecology – reflect on the socio-ecological entanglements linking cities to distant geographies of extraction, production, circulation and waste. Partners: Urban Theory Lab, Habitat Unit
Iowa State University & German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) | Urban Form & Urban Nature 2026
Students investigate Berlin’s urban fabric through the lens of climate, sustainability and computational design, exploring the relationship between urban form and nature. Partners: Iowa State University, German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)
EUNIC NEXT! 2026
Young European designers from eleven countries rethink the material wood, sustainability and designing with imperfection. Partner: EUNIC Berlin
Campus as Test Site
On the occasion of the Aedes exhibition opening of Designing for Resilience, showcasing options for the new campus of the University at Buffalo, international architects discuss strategies for knowledge spaces. Partner: University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning
Baukultur Apéro #3
Gute Baukultur braucht gutes Handwerk. Doch wie gelingt es heute, junge Menschen für handwerkliche Berufe zu begeistern und ihnen zugleich hohe gestalterische und baukulturelle Kompetenzen zu vermitteln? Partner: Bundesstiftung Baukultur
DGNB-Veranstaltungen
m Rahmen der Ausstellung What If: A Change of Perspective der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen finden am 14. Januar 2026 zwei Veranstaltungen bei Aedes statt. Partner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen
University of Sydney | Micro Housing
12 – 26 November 2025 Students from the University of Sydney return to Aedes as part of a multi-year project that explores novel approaches to sustainable design with relevance in both Australia and Germany. Partners: University of Sydney
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING!? – #6 Water and Economy
The sixth and final Lab Talk in the series explores the connection between water, building and economy. Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin
